Excel Cell Calculation/Update Problem

Hi,
try to be more specific, because i did't understand your problem.

Bye

When I update the master sheet that the "Vlookup" commands are looking to, upon the change the cell registers a "#N/A" error. But, once I double click the cell it will update. Is there a refresh option that I'm missing?

Hi,
i want to know what kind of data are you updating. Are you update the Key field?
Did you already see what kind of Calculation is set (TOOLS|Options, Calculation tab).

Bye

The calculation is set for "Automatic"

Here is what the spreadsheet looks like:

PART          DESCRIPTION          PRICE

9813456-0001  WIDGET 5.0           (VLOOKUP to find common price)

Since the Widget 5.0 is used on other assemblies, I use the vlookup to find it. I'm exploring other options such as the "GoGet" command. But this is all I have for now.

Hi,
the VLOOKUP command have several parameters:
- Lookup_value: value of PART field in destination table
- Table_array:  the "Price's" source table
- Col_index_num: 2 ("Price" order column order)
- Range_lookup: TRUE

I imagine that your "Price's" source table have this layout
  PART      PRICE

I've tried several situations with this scenario, with several settings on Calculation tab, but I couldn't repeat your problem, it worked every time.

Bye.

I have had this problem on several occasions before, but never actually managed to overcome it without using a VBA workaround.  (If you are interested, it's not pretty but it's not much code).
Are you getting any of your data from elsewhere? i.e. Copied from a Lotus spreadsheet.

Try turning "Automatic" calculation off. Go out of the dialog box and back to the Excel sheet. Then turn it back on. Can you create a new sheet with a simple vlookup that works? If so, try copying data from your problem sheet into a new one and recreate a new sheet. (There is, sadly, some situations where Excel sheets refuse to do what you want it to do. They crash, so to speak.)

Hi,
i'm getting data allways from Excel worksheets.
One other thing that i thought is if your PART field has the same data in both places, because in your comment you show to me this field formatted as i said to, but your data don't have really the "-" character, so you must garantee that in your source table this field does't have also this character.

Bye

I'm importing data from ASCII (almost like .dbf format) files. These files are Btrieve generated tables. Once I convert the text to columns using the Excel wizard, the new Book1 file generates a type of text that you can implement changes, but to actually have the changes take place I have to double click each individual cell to reflect the new format. I tried a VB code made to a workbook macro to refresh, still no change. Changing the font, and copying and repasting as "value" changes nothing. There's a way to do anything.

OK, this may sound strange but give this VBA code a try anyway:

To be able to have the formats without you having to edit each cell manually, you have to set the range of cells to be equal to itself.  i.e.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:D6").Value = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:D6").Value

This should sort out your formatting problems.
Let me know if this helps........

Thanks.

Nice try batdan, but simply transferring the values did not affect the outcome nor the effects.

Bugger!  Hats off to vboukhar....catch you later.

:-)